Monday, March 30, 2009

Latin Lesson 116

NEW WORD: aurum, auri (secend declension neuter)
MEANING: gold

EXERCISES:

1. Ego aurum desidero means I want gold.
2. Viri silvae aurum non habent means the men of the forest do not have gold.
3. Ad patrian cum pecunia aurque navigamus means we are sailing to the homeland with money and gold.
4. Nautae oppida insulae delent quod aurum desiderant means the sailors are destroying the towns of the island because they want gold.
5. Pueri puellaeque oppidi agros arare non amant means the boys and girls of the town do not like to plow the fields.
6. Oppidum servamus quod incolas insularun timemus means we are guarding the town because we fear the inhabitants of the islands.
7. Filiis peotae cibum saepe damus quod pecuniam non habent means we often give food to the poet's sons because they do not have money.
8. Poeta filis reginae fabulas saepe narrat means the poet often tells stories to the queen's sons.
9. Filius reginae pecuniam aurumque habet sed in agris cum agricolis laborare desiderat means
10/ Circum insulan natare non potes means you are not able to swim around the island.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Latin Lesson 115

1. I am walking into the town.
2. The sailors are in the town.
3. The men want to build a wall around the town.
4. The poet is telling stories to the boys and girls of the town.
5. The men want to guard the walls of the town.
6. The men of the town have swords.
7. You are boys but we are men.
8. We cannot guard the town because the town does not have walls.
9. The farmer's son never plows the fields because he does not like to work.
10/ The men of the forest never build boats.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Spelling Lesson

Write the list words that complete this letter.

Dear Frederick,

I wanted to give you an update on the construction of our new house. After some tactful negotiations, we reached an agreement with the builder and signed a petition With her last month. It pays to be persistent sometimes! We'll be building our house in a beautiful old historical district near the river. Unfortunately, I fractured my foot yesterday, so I won't be able to go to the groundbreaking tomorrow.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Latin Lesson 111

NEw word: ager
MEANING: field

EXERCISES:

1. Pueri agros arant quod agricola laborare non potest means the boys are plowing the fields because the farmer is not able to work.
2. Filil agricolae a casa ad agrum ambulant means the farmer's sons are walking from the house to the field.
3. Pueri pecuniam desiderant sed agros arare non amant means the boys want money but tthey do not like to plow fields.
4. Bestiae silvea casas agricolarum delent means the beasts of teh forest are destroying the farmers' houses.
5. Viri bestias timent sed bestiae viros non timent means the men fear the beasts but the beasts do not fear the men.
6. In insula manere deidero means I want to stay on the island.
7. Murum circum casas aedificamus quod viros feminasque patriae servare means we are building a wall around the houses because we want to guard the men and women of the homeland.
8. Sent agricolae puerique in agris means there are farmers and boys in the fields.
9. Ad insulam navigare non possum quod scapham non habeo means I am not able to sail to the island because I do not have a boat.
10. Sine nautis ad insulam navigare non possumus means we are not able to sail to the island without the sailors.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Latin Lesson 110

NEW WORD: puer
MEANING: boy

EXERCISES:

1.The boy is the poet's son.
2. The sailors are telling stories to the farmer's son.
3. The farmers' sons are plowing the soil.
5. The girl is giving water to the farmer's sons.
6. We are not able to sail to the island without food.
7. We are telling We are telling stories to the boys.
8. I want food and water.
9. The boys are sailing to the island with the sailors.
10. The man is not able to see the moon because he is in the house.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

स्पेल्लिंग वोर्कोउट

LOOK AT THE TITLE!!!! Is says spelling workout, hehe, there's a little thing on the blogger where you can type and it types it out in a different language! :P

Write the list word that matches each antonym.


1. civilian: martial
2. gentle: ferocious
3. final: tenacious
4. rude: gracious
5. lazy: harmonious
6. exposed: conscientious
7. informal: ceremonial
8. crowded: provincial
9. prejudiced: impartial
10. disagreeing:agreeing

Monday, March 9, 2009

Spelling - Review

One word is misspelled in each set of list words. Fill in the circle next to the list word that is spelled incorrectly.

1. appendadge
2. expertize
3. aquire
4. chaufeur
5. leiutenant
6. afliction
7. dictater
8. percistant
9. ocassion
10. rescitation
11. applaude
12. appetiser
13. persuit
14. chaplin
15. chaperone
16. gourmat


Thursday, March 5, 2009

Latin Lesson 109

NEW WORD: filius
MEANING: son

EXERCISES:

1. The man's son is in the house.
2. The sailors are telling stories to the farmer's son.
3. The farmers' sons are plowing the soil.
4. The sailor's sons want to sail to the islands.
5. The girl is giving water to the farmer's sons.
6. We are not able to sail to the island without food and water.
7. The queen wants to stay on the island because she fears the men of the homeland.
8. I love to swim because I do not fear the water.
9. You are not able to sail to the island without a boat.
10. The men's houses are near the seashore.

Spelling Work Book pg. 50

Write a list word that matches each definition.

1. to make fit; to adjust or adapt: accommodate
2. a partner in an unlawful act: accomplice
3. to get or gain possession of: acquire
4. used to; in the habit of: accustomed
5. to fasten or attach: affix
6. the emphasis given to a syllable: accent
7. a manner of acting, thinking or feeling: attitude
8. the act of drawing something toward oneself: attraction
9. to increase the speed of: accelerate
10. careful and exact; free from errors: accurate

Write a list word that is a synonym for each word of phrase.

1. job or profession: occupation
2. sudden uprising or change: recitation
3. mistrust: suspicion
4. event; occurrence: occasion
5. ratio; relationship: occasion

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Latin Lesson 108

NEW WORD: cibus
MEANING: food

EXERCISES:
1. We are carrying food.
2. I have food but I do not have water.
3. I am carrying food and water.
4. The men are carrying food and water because they are walking to the forest.
5. The women are giving food to the poet because he does not have food.
6. The sailors do not have food.
7. The men of the islands are destroying the sailors' boats.
8. We are building a wall because we want to guard the homeland.
9. The queen always gives money to the men of the forest.
10. The men's houses are near the seashore.

Spelling Work Book Lessons 7-11 Review

Write a list word to complete each sentence.

1. If a starfish loses an appendix it grows a new one.
2. I want to find an appropriate gift for someone who is going on a long trip.
3. I gave Ned a gift to show my appreciation for his help.
4. Please help carry the camping apparel to the truck.
5. As an apprentice, Jake learned from a master plumber.
6. The knights' assault on the castle ended in victory.
7. Several line graphs appear in the appendage of the book.
8. The manufacturers gave us their assurance that the product had been thoroughly tested.
9. Experts from the museum will appraise the old painting.
10. She one many awards for designing the apparatus that was worn in several famous movies.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Spelling Workbook

Use the list words to complete the crossword puzzle.

ACROSS
1. distract
2. resistant
4. construction
6. impact
11. compact
12. diction
15. tactful
17. minister
18. district

DOWN
1. dictator
3. historical
5. contract
7. resistant
8. restrict
9. constrict

Monday, March 2, 2009

Latin Lesson 107

NEW WORD: deleo/delere
MEANING: I destroy, I do destroy, I am destroying/to destroy

EXERCISES:

1. The farmers are destroying the forest.
2. I am longing to destroy the houses and boats of the islands.
3. You are not able to destroy the sailors' boats because the sailors are guarding the boats.
4. The men are longing to guard the homeland.
5. The beasts of the forest are destroying the house.
6. We are guarding the men and women of the homeland.
7. The queen is not able to give money to the man because she does not have money.
8. The man's house is near the seashore.
9. I want to swim from the island to the homeland.
10. We are walking to school with the girls.